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the invasion more bring a boost to the local economy. thousands of spectators are expected and like me. may be encouraged to have a go. well hopefully on this rage of just being told that truscott don't understand the commands for jobs. so that's what i find the break. you didn't really think it was going to did you. jack your grind with her body double and all not ask you in a can. and it is the real thing. phil's got the weather. good morning good morning. yes. pretty decent sort of pharaoh. i've already had one person comment to me. it was very nice to see a little bit of sunshine you haven't seen an awful lot of it of late. and for many some point that these two are going to see some decent. sunny spells not really doing much for the temperatures just at the moment it's just very nice to have that sunshine. there's the feature this broader problems overnight. lurking behind me is another wet night for many parts of the british isles we really very much are in a window of opportunity here so grab it was do can you will notice that it
the invasion more bring a boost to the local economy. thousands of spectators are expected and like me. may be encouraged to have a go. well hopefully on this rage of just being told that truscott don't understand the commands for jobs. so that's what i find the break. you didn't really think it was going to did you. jack your grind with her body double and all not ask you in a can. and it is the real thing. phil's got the weather. good morning good morning. yes. pretty decent sort of pharaoh....
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if we get the oil, that's great for the american economy and canadian economy. the oil will still be bought and sold in a global market and chan is -- china is a part of that, as is the united states. building the pipeline will help the america economy. >> tyson, you're trying to cover up your basic argument, which is you hate fossil fuel and want to stop this at almost all cost. today we heard they'll have civil disobedience to stop this this evening. you don't want carbon in the air. on the other side, we're going to have carbon in the air. the u.s. information agency said it's going to go up by 10% in the next 25 years no matter what we do and this pipeline will give you 25,000 direct jobs and 200,000 indirect jobs. put your cards on the table. you know you're making false arguments, tyson. >> absolutely not. there's no question there are three big issues here. one is climate change is very real and the tar sands oil has a greater impact on increasing global climate change and so we have to acknowledge that the weather patterns are increasing and getting wors
if we get the oil, that's great for the american economy and canadian economy. the oil will still be bought and sold in a global market and chan is -- china is a part of that, as is the united states. building the pipeline will help the america economy. >> tyson, you're trying to cover up your basic argument, which is you hate fossil fuel and want to stop this at almost all cost. today we heard they'll have civil disobedience to stop this this evening. you don't want carbon in the air. on...
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economy and the markets again. do you see that? >> you know, we're not experts at forecasting overall market movements. we're looking for individual positions. there are a few needles in the haystack today but more needles in the haystack. >> you're waiting for a pullback. you just missed this move. >> meantime, very interesting opportunity on the private said. >> talking the private said, limited equity group. my partner and i spent 20 years at kkr and that was a great business. there are out there and growing and what we do is invest behind good management stakes. >> that's stuff that's not publicly traded? >> that's right. >> so do you have advice for viewers without that option? >> i think. sure. in the public markets we take a long-term view and do deep fundamental analysis and we wait, and it's okay to be in cash while you're waiting for a good opportunity that may come along. >> you're not worried about new regulations, you for example some of the taxation industries that are plaguing some industries right now. all the headw
economy and the markets again. do you see that? >> you know, we're not experts at forecasting overall market movements. we're looking for individual positions. there are a few needles in the haystack today but more needles in the haystack. >> you're waiting for a pullback. you just missed this move. >> meantime, very interesting opportunity on the private said. >> talking the private said, limited equity group. my partner and i spent 20 years at kkr and that was a great...
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what does the president need to do, what can he do to get the economy growing? >> well, look, in the near term what he needs to do, and i'm not sure politically -- forget about the politics, which is is interesting. he told his staff, give me good advice, forget about politics for now. i think that makes sense. i think he's in a similar space to where you're asking. i think what he needs to do in the short term is think about fiscal measures to help complement what the federal reserve is doing. they have the pedal to the metal on interest rates. they're very low. absent more demand on the consumer side, obviously low interest rate isn't going to be enough. so he has to do some of these jobs measures and you have actually seen some of those slipping into the budget bills. infrastructure is something he'd really like to see more of. >> chuck, even if republicans have backed away on debt limit as a potential threat, do you really think that they're going to cooperate on stimulus as jared is recommending? >> no, i think that's probably a bridge too far. i do think t
what does the president need to do, what can he do to get the economy growing? >> well, look, in the near term what he needs to do, and i'm not sure politically -- forget about the politics, which is is interesting. he told his staff, give me good advice, forget about politics for now. i think that makes sense. i think he's in a similar space to where you're asking. i think what he needs to do in the short term is think about fiscal measures to help complement what the federal reserve is...
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the point is, we have a down economy, that flat economy. we're not pulling anything away from the private sector. i was making the point about barnes and noble, and the point is that business -- i've never seen a business that says i'm going to go out and invest because the government's cutting spending on education. >> i think it gives confidence. i don't think -- dean baker is a terribly smart guy, but doesn't understand how business people think. business people want lower spending and lower deficits and loafer taxes. isn't that true? phil, the confidence factor alone, we're not greece. that's going to help us. >> yeah, look, we've still got a tremendous amount of capital on the sidelines. we've essentially got a capital strike, business profits have been very high, but they're not being reinvested. and that's because of all of the uncertainty about this enormous federal government that we've got and whether we're going to get it under control or it's going to continue to have an ever increasing footprint that's going to crowd out the pr
the point is, we have a down economy, that flat economy. we're not pulling anything away from the private sector. i was making the point about barnes and noble, and the point is that business -- i've never seen a business that says i'm going to go out and invest because the government's cutting spending on education. >> i think it gives confidence. i don't think -- dean baker is a terribly smart guy, but doesn't understand how business people think. business people want lower spending and...
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economy. it's clearly happening in my view. number two, that europe has bottomed and the risk or the fear of a breakup of the euro is not likely anymore, and that's clearly the case. i think draghi has done a terrific job. and number three getting through the leadership transition in china and further stimulation in china. all of those three things are more positive than they have been at any point in the last several years. >> in no doubt about it. in terms of europe. you have the election in italy, bonds due, interest on the bonds due in spain. do these represent hiccups do you think? >> i think they're just challenges or marks in the journey. look at what the progress has been in europe. the progress with the fiscal constraint in portugal, in ireland, in spain. the role monti has played in italy and the leadership he's given that country. the steadfastness of merkel in germany. the fiscal restraint in the uk. all of these are saying we get it collectively. we need to show restraint, but we need to restructure at a pace our s
economy. it's clearly happening in my view. number two, that europe has bottomed and the risk or the fear of a breakup of the euro is not likely anymore, and that's clearly the case. i think draghi has done a terrific job. and number three getting through the leadership transition in china and further stimulation in china. all of those three things are more positive than they have been at any point in the last several years. >> in no doubt about it. in terms of europe. you have the...
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the economy added 1.8 million jobs in 2012. home prices bottomed out in 2012, and they're rising again. sales of distressed properties dropped, as well. that helped push median home prices up, up more than 6% last year, strongest gain since 2005. mortgage rates remain near record lows. rates fell steadily last year. today, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is around 3.4%. all those factors make this a great time to buy and a great time to refinance. same condo, same owner, three different interest rates in just three years. >> november, 2009, 5.125. november, 2010, refinished, it was 4.25. now 3.6. >> real estate sean brecht bought his condo in 2009. >> 650 square feet. 15-foot ceilings. >> reporter: since then he's refinished twice, sticking with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. >> my first refinance, my mortgage payment dropped about $350 a month. from there, it will drop another possibly $400 a month. >> sinking mortgage rates save him $750 a month. rates have fallen from about 4% to around 3.4% in the past year. a
the economy added 1.8 million jobs in 2012. home prices bottomed out in 2012, and they're rising again. sales of distressed properties dropped, as well. that helped push median home prices up, up more than 6% last year, strongest gain since 2005. mortgage rates remain near record lows. rates fell steadily last year. today, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is around 3.4%. all those factors make this a great time to buy and a great time to refinance. same condo, same owner, three...
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the imf says the economy will grow by 2% this year but, you know what, that's not really very good, and the u.s. needs to work on entitlement reform. >>> our next story "outfront. "women on the front line. a ground-breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty incredible. this move, to give you a sense of the significance, could open up 230,000 frontline jobs to women in the military. "outfront" tonight, rosa brooks, a columnist for foreign policy and has worked in the pentagon under the obama administration and david frum, former speech writer for george w. bush and a contributor for us. rosa, right now, 50% of active duty personnel are women. they're not in combat positions. as we said, this could be hundreds of thousand of jobs suddenly would be open to women. am i right in saying this is hublgly significant? >> it's absolutely enormous. the one thing i would say though, it's not that we don't have women in combat positions. we have women who are inelig
the imf says the economy will grow by 2% this year but, you know what, that's not really very good, and the u.s. needs to work on entitlement reform. >>> our next story "outfront. "women on the front line. a ground-breaking decision from the pentagon. cnn has learned that defense secretary leon panetta will announce a lift on the ban against women serving in combat positions. this is pretty incredible. this move, to give you a sense of the significance, could open up 230,000...
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michigan's gop governor rick snyder told them they should focus on the economy and mental health issues instead. joining me from lansing, michigan, republican senator mick jones, welcome. >> good morning. >> good morning and thank you for being here. no federal gun laws have even been passed so pardon the pun, aren't you kind of jumping the gun? >> not really. you know, there's much talk about blocking all semiautomatic guns and michigan has a rich hunting heritage, we hunt deer with semiautomatic rifles, we hunt ducks, rabbits and turkeys with semiautomatic shotguns and we believe -- >> ar-15 s though? come on. >> ar-15 hunt things like coyotes. >> but they're not normally used. >> you know, many people use them to defend their selves, their homes and you know as a former sheriff, as a police officer for 31 years, i can tell you that guns are not evil things. the evil people that use them improperly are the ones that need to be locked up and i support stronger mental health, i support locking up the violently mentally ill for treatment. >> a cnn poll shows most people support an assaul
michigan's gop governor rick snyder told them they should focus on the economy and mental health issues instead. joining me from lansing, michigan, republican senator mick jones, welcome. >> good morning. >> good morning and thank you for being here. no federal gun laws have even been passed so pardon the pun, aren't you kind of jumping the gun? >> not really. you know, there's much talk about blocking all semiautomatic guns and michigan has a rich hunting heritage, we hunt...
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. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. morning, boys. so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you, nobody keeps you on the road like progressive commercial auto. [ flo speaking japanese ] [ shouting in japanese ] we work wherever you work. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> and we are back in snow covered davos. more of my conversation with dig abdullah of jordan. there's another election that took place this week, this really elections, when you look at what happened, do you believe that prime minister netanyahu may be encouraged to take more positive steps to try and achieve a two-state solution? >> well, i could say, i'm probably happier with the turn out of my election than he is with his. but whatever happens there's an understanding with the prime minister because obviously -- last year, 2012 was a year where we tried to keep the atmosphere posit
. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. morning, boys. so, i'm working on a cistern intake valve, and the guy hands me a locknut wrench. no way! i'm like, what is this, a drainpipe slipknot? wherever your business takes you, nobody keeps you on the road like progressive commercial auto. [ flo speaking japanese ] [ shouting in japanese ] we work wherever you work. now, that's progressive. call or click today....
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goes i think without saying that the past year and a half with the very difficult challenges to our economy, to egypt that got us into the financial difficulties we're facing today and instabilities in syria have definitely added to the challenge. jordan has always, i think, looked at whatever policies they have not to use other things that are happening in the area as an excuse. i think the difference between jordan and many other countries is we took a different approach. and we push for evolution, not revolution. and the only way you can do that is through the rule of law. so, national committee was put together. and they changed a third of the constitution and created independent commission for elections and a new constitut n constitutional court and many other laws. so, we took the systematic approach mainly because of my experiences being educated in the west and looking at how western systems did it it was the rule of law. i was surprised by western think tanks and the european ambassadors in our country where they say that is very difficult. you think? i mean, this has been a major
goes i think without saying that the past year and a half with the very difficult challenges to our economy, to egypt that got us into the financial difficulties we're facing today and instabilities in syria have definitely added to the challenge. jordan has always, i think, looked at whatever policies they have not to use other things that are happening in the area as an excuse. i think the difference between jordan and many other countries is we took a different approach. and we push for...
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a weak economy and joblessness and corruption. how is this president and government going to address these very real problems. many agree that it will have a ripple effect throughout the world. >> from cairo, thank you. democratic senator from connecticut is joining us right now. he is just back from a visit to egypt last week there with a congressional delegation from lindsay graham among others. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> let's talk about the second anniversary from the overthrow and saw thousands and thousands of people protested president morsi's government in tahrir square. you met with him last week with the congressional delegation. is he someone the u.s. can deal with? >> he is the elected leader of egypt and they have good reason to be in the streets. there is continuing corruption in the egyptian society and government. there very dire economic straights. 40% of the egyptian people make less than $2 a day. there high rates of unemployment and the rights of religious minorities and women are far from secure. f
a weak economy and joblessness and corruption. how is this president and government going to address these very real problems. many agree that it will have a ripple effect throughout the world. >> from cairo, thank you. democratic senator from connecticut is joining us right now. he is just back from a visit to egypt last week there with a congressional delegation from lindsay graham among others. thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> let's talk about the second anniversary...
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now the economy is picking up and they'll probably start using them again. >> yeah. i think now you have your smart phone and you can see okay, there's an actual -- before people didn't know how to use them or how to get there. now you have your smart phone and an app like this. okay, you can book a seat. this is how you do it. this is really the smart phone con neblgtding those dots. >> it's a luxury through your smart phone and it's called -- this one is called task rabbit. >> maybe we can't book a private plane, but let's say you need to find somebody help you pick up the groceries, you need to get a key to someone. you can get an app called task rabbit. you can go on there and say i need this done, this is how much i'll play. it will connect you with people in your community. okay, i'll do it for this amount. it's actually a way to really know some people in your community and people can make money on the side. i smoke with one woman who's actually supplementing her income and she was paying for school. so i actually did this a year ago, and i had a guy come and
now the economy is picking up and they'll probably start using them again. >> yeah. i think now you have your smart phone and you can see okay, there's an actual -- before people didn't know how to use them or how to get there. now you have your smart phone and an app like this. okay, you can book a seat. this is how you do it. this is really the smart phone con neblgtding those dots. >> it's a luxury through your smart phone and it's called -- this one is called task rabbit....
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economy as the rest of the world. more than 2,000 government and business leaders meeting at the world economic forum. want to see what they are predicting for our financial future. did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt and.us?one. oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!! emergency roadside assistance. just a click away with the geico mobile app. >>> 48 world leaders, 2,000 executives are gathered at the beautiful ski esort in switzerland to deal with issues just like spain's. it is a brain storming session. this year the leaders are more pe pessimistic about the economy. they say huge gaps in wealth, biggest risks to the world economy right now. the slashing of public sector jobs. the cutbacks have left 36 million people out of work. they want to talk about the american economy. richard, i know there is
economy as the rest of the world. more than 2,000 government and business leaders meeting at the world economic forum. want to see what they are predicting for our financial future. did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt and.us?one. oh no, i... just used my geico app to get a tow truck. it's gonna be 30 minutes. oh, so that means that we won't be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. (holds up phone) fruit ninja!!!...
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from the economy. in our interest. all in all, i hope this bipartisanship that is showing the senate will come up with details that will be acceptable to a majority of the people in the house also. >> dan stein, it's not liberal democrats and a lot of conservatives. marco rubio of florida, john mccain and lindsay graham were all out there saying the time has come to deal with this in a comprehensive way. >> we heard this before. i have video of chuck schumer saying this will be the last amnesty. we will do it again. look at the debates in 2006. this is the only time. marco rubio said he was not going to support a path to citizenship. they said they were not going to support the program. we have a labor market and we have job displacement and see a lot of americans who were struggling. how is this by giving amnesty and setting off a tidal wave and going to help the average american get a job and better wages and improved working conditions. how will it help the fiscal situation? the bill is a skeletal draft. these guys
from the economy. in our interest. all in all, i hope this bipartisanship that is showing the senate will come up with details that will be acceptable to a majority of the people in the house also. >> dan stein, it's not liberal democrats and a lot of conservatives. marco rubio of florida, john mccain and lindsay graham were all out there saying the time has come to deal with this in a comprehensive way. >> we heard this before. i have video of chuck schumer saying this will be the...
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political divisions, protests, trug strugling economy threaten its future. people are protesting morsi's declaration of a state of emergency and curfew in three provinces. >>> now you can virtually explore one of the most secretive countries in the world thanks to google. detailed maps of north korea. now for the first time. talking about everything from its nuclear facilities to prison labor camps, monuments, and just regular streets. chad meyers here to map it all out for us. that's incredible. think about north korea, i mean it was just blank. the rest of the world you could see, north korea for years blank. >> let me tell you how this happened. citizen cartogrophers went to draw it in. they drew lines, maps, roads and drew locations and now you can, for the first time ever, go to google map -- not talking about -- not earth -- but the map and see where the roads are. you can see how to get places in north korea. this was unheard of it. was a blank spot for a long time. north of the dmz, there was nothing there. there was no there there. >> a road map. >>
political divisions, protests, trug strugling economy threaten its future. people are protesting morsi's declaration of a state of emergency and curfew in three provinces. >>> now you can virtually explore one of the most secretive countries in the world thanks to google. detailed maps of north korea. now for the first time. talking about everything from its nuclear facilities to prison labor camps, monuments, and just regular streets. chad meyers here to map it all out for us. that's...
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rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> take a closer look at the secretary state hillary clinton's exit interview with cnn, her legacy, her political future. joining us, two cnn contributors, cornell belcher and david frum. her legacy. she's very popular, hillary clinton. but her legacy over these four years, what she accomplished as secretary of state, david frum, what do you think about that? >> the obama administration and secretary of state were dealt a lot of problems but they are leaving behind a lot of problems. the interview dealt with the middle east. i think we have to stop calling the events in middle east the arab spring. things clearly are getting worse and worse and worse. the situation on syria, all of those completely unresolved, especial
rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >>> take a closer look at the secretary state hillary clinton's exit interview with cnn, her legacy, her political future. joining us, two cnn...
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. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. cars will talk to road sensors will talk to stoplights about traffic efficiency. the ambulance will talk to patient records will talk to doctors about saving lives. it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. the next big thing? we're going to wake the world up. ♪ and watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. ♪ cisco. tomorrow starts here. or treat gas with these after you get it. now that's like sunblock before or sun burn cream later. oh, somebody out there's saying, now i get it! take beano before and there'll be no gas. >>> the communist nation plans to carry out a nuclear test and more long-range tests as part of an all-out confrontation with the united states. leon panetta says it's hard to know what north ko
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this economy is already in the midst of a fragile recovery. we're continuing towards it becoming more robust, but we can't just keep increasing the debt ceiling in small bites. we've got to make sure we take that off the table, that is nonnegotiable. you have to pay your bills. you can't jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states. and what we need to do, we agree, and we had that debate during the campaign. the hard-working american taxpayers that he referred to decided that president obama was right. they agreed with him, which is that we need a balanced approach to deficit reduction. we do need to get a handle on spending. we also need to make sure that everybody pays their fair share. >> here's the reaction from the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell. >> one thing that's pretty clear from the president's speech yesterday, the era of liberalism is back. and unabashed ly, far left of center, inauguration speech, certainly brings back memories of the democratic party of ages past. if the president pursues that kind
this economy is already in the midst of a fragile recovery. we're continuing towards it becoming more robust, but we can't just keep increasing the debt ceiling in small bites. we've got to make sure we take that off the table, that is nonnegotiable. you have to pay your bills. you can't jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states. and what we need to do, we agree, and we had that debate during the campaign. the hard-working american taxpayers that he referred to decided that...
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a lot of people say the economy, of course, is the biggest concern. most polls show that benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister, scoring a third term win. but conservative likud party lose seats in the parliament. atika shubert watching it from washington. give us a sense, first of all, are people interested? are they passionate? showing up at the polls? >> reporter: they are showing up at the polls. we were at three different polling stations today, saw a good turnout. predicting high voter turnout this year, about an hour ago the official number was more than 55% of eligible voters had cast their vote. and that's more than 5% since the last election. and there is expected to be a late surge with about a half hour left to go before the polls close. so, people are coming out. the question is, who are they voting for? and it's important to remember that the last poll on friday said that 15% of voters were still undecided. so there's still a few surprises, even if netanyahu is forecast to still become the next prime minister, it doesn't mean he may not
a lot of people say the economy, of course, is the biggest concern. most polls show that benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister, scoring a third term win. but conservative likud party lose seats in the parliament. atika shubert watching it from washington. give us a sense, first of all, are people interested? are they passionate? showing up at the polls? >> reporter: they are showing up at the polls. we were at three different polling stations today, saw a good turnout. predicting high...
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echoes of fdr, a fighting president who also had a long-term stagnant economy. this was a guy who is ready to go to combat, and he said, look, you both were great but i now need your voices. >> alex brings up history. let's check with h.w. brands. he's a professor and author from the university of texas. i'm curious about your viewpoint on this speech from a historical perspective. >> a couple things. i was struck by the fairly combative tone the president took. it's really clear he's not backing down from the fact that he won the election, so he's going to govern because he won. he and the other people in office took the oath to god and his country. he tried to reach over the heads of his opposition by repeatedly calling to the people. fellow citizens, fellow citizens, we need to do this. i think perhaps the most important part of the speech is one that's gone comparatively unremarked so far, and that is his review to his predecessors for what he called his declaration of war and his belief that the united states does not have to seek a policy of perpetual war,
echoes of fdr, a fighting president who also had a long-term stagnant economy. this was a guy who is ready to go to combat, and he said, look, you both were great but i now need your voices. >> alex brings up history. let's check with h.w. brands. he's a professor and author from the university of texas. i'm curious about your viewpoint on this speech from a historical perspective. >> a couple things. i was struck by the fairly combative tone the president took. it's really clear...
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but those economies have their own problems. also a depressed housing market. guest: people are beginning to talk about more the degree to which stronger economic growth is going to help address a lot of the other problems that we are talking about. the best way to close the budget deficit, the best way to be able to have more choices in terms of how you allocate resources to different problems is by having more economic growth. when democrats point back to what happened in the 1990's when the deficit narrowed and disappeared and we briefly when a to surplus, that was largely because there was an economic boom. it turned out in retrospect that it was a boom built-in part on an unsustainable bubble, the first of a couple that we are still cleaning up, but it was an interesting case study in how economic growth and utterly changed politics. it can utterly change the way we look at the problems we have and our future remember. the social security lock box where we would put away money for future generations. the question of the eco
but those economies have their own problems. also a depressed housing market. guest: people are beginning to talk about more the degree to which stronger economic growth is going to help address a lot of the other problems that we are talking about. the best way to close the budget deficit, the best way to be able to have more choices in terms of how you allocate resources to different problems is by having more economic growth. when democrats point back to what happened in the 1990's when the...
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that is the last thing we need in this type of economy. host: miguel, independent spirit -- independent. caller: do you think facebook had any effect on the election? host: what is your own answer to that question? caller: i'm asking you the question. host: ok, let's ask bradley shear. guest: literally, since 2004 when howard dean used the internet to start fund-raising, and in 2008 when president obama had people from facebook help him out. and then in this last election cycle, i think social media is another platform to be utilized. i think every bit helps. at the end of the day, you ought to go out there as a politician and shake hands, kissed babies, to stump speeches. just social media will not do it. utilizing a social media is just one of the ways to get to the voters. host: juliet is -- julien is from massapequa. a democrat. caller: i'm not on any of that stuff. i do not have to worry that something i may have posted or said, and i get worried and wake up in the middle of the night and go back to look up something that i posted wha
that is the last thing we need in this type of economy. host: miguel, independent spirit -- independent. caller: do you think facebook had any effect on the election? host: what is your own answer to that question? caller: i'm asking you the question. host: ok, let's ask bradley shear. guest: literally, since 2004 when howard dean used the internet to start fund-raising, and in 2008 when president obama had people from facebook help him out. and then in this last election cycle, i think social...
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and -- economy, reform this economy. and what the people on this committee believe in. speaker gingrich said, take the debt ceiling off thedebt sealin. provide the american people with a modicum of security that they know we will not hold this hostage, too. we ought to be adults about it. as the former speaker said. take that off the table. that does not mean to desert the issue or back away from the issue of dealing with debt. there are still appropriate opportunities, whether through sequester, or a continuing resolution to do it. we owe it to the american people to make sure we take this uncertainty away from them. we saw what that uncertainty does in terms of impact in their pensions and their 401k's. we look at this congress and i think the congress looks to this body to return to regular order. i know we has the lead -- we have the leadership to do that. by returning to regular order, we can get at the difficult things. the issue is health care costs. that is true. mr. ryan has pointed out the issue is health care
and -- economy, reform this economy. and what the people on this committee believe in. speaker gingrich said, take the debt ceiling off thedebt sealin. provide the american people with a modicum of security that they know we will not hold this hostage, too. we ought to be adults about it. as the former speaker said. take that off the table. that does not mean to desert the issue or back away from the issue of dealing with debt. there are still appropriate opportunities, whether through...
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it ended up hurting our economy in other areas. so, the reality is the best way to get gas prices lower is to have a reliable source of energy, and that is what this sands provide the united states, billions of barrels of oil barely above our border. host: relating to the price of gas, bill writes in and ask whether the keystone xl pipeline -- would bring gas down to $2 a gallon? he says, is not, we want no part of it. guest: really? the answer is, it gives us the security. it will have a small impact at the pump. some say it will add more -- if you just think of basic economics, having a reliable source steady would actually lower it a few cents. but if you are looking at $1 decrease because of this, there is no silver bullet like that out there. but it does provide as the energy security that we do not have when we are so reliant on opec. host: stephen from laurel, maryland, on the democrats' line. caller: thank you for c-span. from my understanding on the previous discussion about the keystone xl, the last congressional session,
it ended up hurting our economy in other areas. so, the reality is the best way to get gas prices lower is to have a reliable source of energy, and that is what this sands provide the united states, billions of barrels of oil barely above our border. host: relating to the price of gas, bill writes in and ask whether the keystone xl pipeline -- would bring gas down to $2 a gallon? he says, is not, we want no part of it. guest: really? the answer is, it gives us the security. it will have a small...
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whatever happens with the economy, he can take the credit or the blame. host: sarah from boise, idaho. caller: i wanted to say how wonderful the festivities were today. it just touched my heart. just seeing all the hope on the people's faces out there, all, my goodness. even talking about it now i am getting teary-eyed again. and the love, it was wonderful. so much coal. i just know that the next four years is going to be wonderful. yesterday was my birthday. i am 63. so every four years i get a president, and i'm very happy about that. host: well, sarah, happy birthday. felicia sonmez, thoughts? guest: politics often playset by press release and statements from one side or the other, that we only see electronically or delivered from floor speeches, but what is interesting about a day like today and the state of the need is that you get to see the reaction real time. the president's supporters were definitely thrilled about everything onstage today. was also interesting was the republican members of congress up there and out they were responding. i was un
whatever happens with the economy, he can take the credit or the blame. host: sarah from boise, idaho. caller: i wanted to say how wonderful the festivities were today. it just touched my heart. just seeing all the hope on the people's faces out there, all, my goodness. even talking about it now i am getting teary-eyed again. and the love, it was wonderful. so much coal. i just know that the next four years is going to be wonderful. yesterday was my birthday. i am 63. so every four years i get...
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together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune. through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction that all society's ills can be cured through government alone. our celebration of initiative and enterprise, our insistence on hard work and personal responsibility, these are constants in our character. but we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action. for the american people can no more meet the demands of today's world by acting alone than american soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or commun
together, we determined that a modern economy requires railroads and highways to speed travel and commerce, schools and colleges to train our workers. together, we discovered that a free market only thrives when there are rules to ensure competition and fair play. together, we resolved that a great nation must care for the vulnerable, and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune. through it all, we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we...
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we have moved from a manufacturer to service, the context of an increasingly global economy. great numbers of people living in these poor communities, not just poor black communities but poor whites as well without the capital, the human capital, to really make adjustments to these changes, you know? it has the black population very hard. people who cannot adjust to this situation often go to the underground economy, and drug dealing, hustling, of and what is left, but a great number of people are in exchange things just to make a living, just to live. a lot of this is done without the benefit of civil law. there's a lot of back-and-forth, attention. the have abdicated their responsibility to these communities in many ways especially with respect to what enforcement. the civil law in many of these communities has eroded. civil law is weak. i for an eye, tooth for a tooth. most people in the community are decent people, but they're living under pressure in these communities. in order to survive, you have to have street credibility. it is very difficult to obtain, by doing thes
we have moved from a manufacturer to service, the context of an increasingly global economy. great numbers of people living in these poor communities, not just poor black communities but poor whites as well without the capital, the human capital, to really make adjustments to these changes, you know? it has the black population very hard. people who cannot adjust to this situation often go to the underground economy, and drug dealing, hustling, of and what is left, but a great number of people...
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however than helping our economy? it's not helping. yet they say we have to be involved in certain type of conflicts to help boost our economy. why don't we pull back from all these different places where there is no action whatsoever? all we have is some kind of base. how is than helping our economy? host: shane simmons on facebook -- that from our facebook page. charlie is up next from new jersey on this subject of the role of the united states on a world stage. good morning. caller: good morning. i think that we are overly involved militarily all over the world. i think there is political pressure from groups like neocons and aipac. we are the second most traded country in the middle east. now we are going into africa, so maybe we could be the most hated country in africa. we spend billions and billions of dollars and 3000 people got killed in 9/11. 40,000 of our people getting even in iraq. there's too much outside pressure from other countries. our progress is a puppet of the israeli government's. we are controlled by the israeli
however than helping our economy? it's not helping. yet they say we have to be involved in certain type of conflicts to help boost our economy. why don't we pull back from all these different places where there is no action whatsoever? all we have is some kind of base. how is than helping our economy? host: shane simmons on facebook -- that from our facebook page. charlie is up next from new jersey on this subject of the role of the united states on a world stage. good morning. caller: good...
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and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together. every bipartisan commission that's been formed to address the issue has come up with the same solution, there has to be additional revenue and spending cuts to make this work. but my friends on the other side have had two national campaigns promising to restore funds to the medicare program and increase defense spend big over $2 trillion over the next 10 years. that's $2.7 trillion additional in the two largest spending program. we do need an honest conversation about this. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is r
and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been established in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump into the icy water and make digs together....
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and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been estlished in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump io the icy water and make digs together. every bipartisan commission that's been formed to address the issue has come up with the same solution, there has to be additional reven and spending cuts to ma this work. but my friends on the other side have had two national campaigns promising to restore funds to the medicare program and increase defense spend big over $2 trillion over the next 10 years. that's $2.7 trillion additional in the two >> house later pass the debt limit bill. it had support from 83 democrats. senator majority leader harry reid -- the presid
and global economy. whether or not we are going to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the united states of america in de-- and default on our nation's financial obligations for the first time in our nation's history. i do not for the life of me understand why anyone would jeopardize that safe haven that's been estlished in this country. we all know what needs to be done to get our fiscal house in order. both parties have to lock arms and jump io the icy water and make digs together. every...
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china is the oth significant economy in the world. it has a voracious appetite for resources around the world. we need to establish rules that work for everybody. that is why the administration came up with the transpacific partnership to help establish greater leverage for this notion of broadly accepted rules of the road, which are critical to our commerce. on international property, currency, market access, there are still significant challenges ahead with china. my hope is that the new administration will recognize also the need to broaden the relationship with us and return. i could envision a way in which china could play a much more significant role as a partner in any number of efforts overly. we should not be viewed as -- we will be competitors in the economic marketplace. we should not be viewed as adversaries that diminishes our ability to cooperate on a number of things. china is cooperating on us with iran. there is more we can do with north korea. there is more we can do in other parts of the far east. hopefully, we can
china is the oth significant economy in the world. it has a voracious appetite for resources around the world. we need to establish rules that work for everybody. that is why the administration came up with the transpacific partnership to help establish greater leverage for this notion of broadly accepted rules of the road, which are critical to our commerce. on international property, currency, market access, there are still significant challenges ahead with china. my hope is that the new...
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we don't have the luxury to decide whether we want to compete in a global economy, we must compete. i agree with senator corker, maybe you should have been up for an economic position here. but will you utilize your position as secretary of state to try and get the president to work with us to solve the deficit issue? this is a matter of prioritizing spending. i don't think we can continue to tax the american economy when we need economic growth but it's about prioritizing spending. i'm a fiscal conservative who believes foreign aid can be useful but we have to get spending under control. will you use your position to encourage the president to work with us in good faith to solve the debt -- the debt and deficit issue? >> i spent six months, i guess, or five month, as a member of the super committee and i put enormous amount of energy and hope that we would be able to get the big bargain, the grand deal. i'm not here to go through all the the tails why we didn't. but there was a very hard line, nonnegotiating position that prevented us from being able to come to an agroment which in
we don't have the luxury to decide whether we want to compete in a global economy, we must compete. i agree with senator corker, maybe you should have been up for an economic position here. but will you utilize your position as secretary of state to try and get the president to work with us to solve the deficit issue? this is a matter of prioritizing spending. i don't think we can continue to tax the american economy when we need economic growth but it's about prioritizing spending. i'm a...
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when i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruits for breakfast, it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you had vegetables for or chicken for lunch, you probably had it plucked by the cut up hands of an immigrant worker. if you slept in a hotel of the nation, you probably had your room done by an immigrant worker. if you are looking at some of the cutting edge technologies in our country, you saw the ability of making america what it is by an immigrant worker. so in so many dimensions this is about the economy of our nation as well. and finally two elements of this that i think are important within the principles that i support is the fact we have seen in other countries in the world where there is no path way to citizenship there is instability. the reality is this will be a fair path way.
when i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a tight economy, there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruits for breakfast, it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you had vegetables for or chicken for lunch, you probably had it plucked by the cut up hands of an immigrant...
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the economy was a little bit better than republicans assumed. they're wrong to think that they could make it a referendum on the economy. they did not talk about the foreign policy, they did not even have a positive economic plan. they said it will be a referendum on an unsatisfactory referendum -- unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent. the stock market was stronger. it was just good enough to drag president obama across the finish line. i think there's plenty to look at. there are plenty of problems. project orca, the get-out-the- vote project. the message is much too limited, too smug, too assumed that people would reject liberal policies because we said they were liberal. the failure to provide a positive reforming conservative agenda. where was the romney health care plan, the positive plan, not just or peeling -- repealing obamacare? i do think scott walker, sam brownback, bob jindal, that is where you alcee conservative principles govern. in washington, a half to boast -- both oppose the obama administration, collaborate, and in the
the economy was a little bit better than republicans assumed. they're wrong to think that they could make it a referendum on the economy. they did not talk about the foreign policy, they did not even have a positive economic plan. they said it will be a referendum on an unsatisfactory referendum -- unsatisfactory performance of the incumbent. the stock market was stronger. it was just good enough to drag president obama across the finish line. i think there's plenty to look at. there are plenty...